Gadilam River

Gadilam River Kedilam River
Gadilam River near Tirupadripulyur - December 2021

Gadilam River

The Gadilam River (sometimes pronounced Kedilam) flows through the Cuddalore and Viluppuram districts of Tamil Nadu. ^[1]

It has a small water flow, drainage area and sand deposit and is generally flooded during the monsoon season and raises the water table and feed tanks on its basin. Few famous temples like Thiruvathigai Veerataneshwar temple and Thiruvanthipuram Thevanathan perumal temple are located in its banks. It is also mentioned in the Medieval Bhakti literatures like Thevaram. The ruins of Fort St. David is located at the mouth of the river. ^[2]

The Gadilam River flows from Maiyanoor near Kattu_Sellur alias Gedilam and Thirunavalur through the town of Cuddalore and separates the Old Town from Thirupadiripuliyur. ^[3]

References

1. Prasanna, M. V.; Chidambaram, S.; Pethaperumal, S.; Srinivasamoorthy, K.; Peter, A. John; Anandhan, P.; Vasanthavigar, M. (1 December 2008). "Integrated geophysical and chemical study in the lower subbasin of Gadilam River, Tamilnadu, India" . Environmental Geosciences. 15 (4): 145–152. doi:10.1306/eg.11080707015. ISSN   1075-9565 . Retrieved 8 January 2020.
2. Prasad, S. (7 September 2019). "Fort St. David, once crown jewel of Coromandel, now in ruins". The Hindu. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
3. Madhavan, Chithra (24 January 2019). "Thiruppadripulliyur temple: Where Garuda is worshipped with nine serpents". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 5 February 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2020.

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